The 2021–22 Club América season is the club's 77th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX.
2021–22 season | ||||
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President | Santiago Baños | |||
Manager | Santiago Solari (until 2 March 2022) Fernando Ortiz (interim, from 3 March 2022) | |||
Stadium | Estadio Azteca | |||
Apertura 2021 | Regular phase: 1st Final phase: Quarter-finals | |||
Clausura 2022 | Regular phase: 4th Final phase: Semi-finals | |||
2021 CONCACAF Champions League | Runners-up | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Apertura: Álvaro Fidalgo (4) Clausura: Diego Valdés (7) All: Diego Valdés (7) | |||
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All statistics correct as of 22 May 2022. |
Coaching staff
editPosition | Staff |
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Manager | Fernando Ortiz (interim) |
Assistant managers | Raúl Lara |
Peter Thelemaque | |
Goalkeeper coach | Luis Gurrola |
Fitness coaches | Francisco Martínez |
Paolo Pacione | |
Physiotherapists | Fernando Gilardi |
Octavio Luna | |
Francisco Faustino | |
Team doctors | Alfonso Díaz |
José Guadalupe Vázquez | |
Christian Motta |
Source: Club América
Players
editSquad information
editNo. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club | |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
13 | GK | Guillermo Ochoa | 13 July 1985 (aged 36) | 2019 | Standard Liège | ||
27 | GK | Óscar Jiménez | 12 October 1988 (aged 33) | 2017 | Chiapas | ||
Defenders | |||||||
2 | DF | Luis Fuentes | 14 September 1986 (aged 35) | 2020 | Free agent | ||
3 | DF | Jorge Sánchez | 10 December 1997 (aged 24) | 2018 | Santos Laguna | ||
4 | DF | Sebastián Cáceres | 18 August 1999 (aged 22) | 2020 | Liverpool | ||
18 | DF | Bruno Valdez | 6 October 1992 (aged 29) | 2016 | Cerro Porteño | ||
22 | DF | Jorge Mere | 17 April 1997 (aged 24) | 2022 | 1. FC Köln | ||
25 | DF | Jordan Silva | 30 July 1994 (aged 27) | 2021 | Tijuana (on loan) | ||
26 | DF | Salvador Reyes | 4 May 1998 (aged 23) | 2021 | Puebla | ||
29 | DF | Miguel Layún | 25 June 1988 (aged 33) | 2021 | Monterrey | ||
Midfielders | |||||||
5 | MF | Pedro Aquino | 13 April 1995 (aged 26) | 2021 | León | ||
7 | MF | Jonathan dos Santos | 26 April 1990 (aged 31) | 2022 | Free agent | ||
8 | MF | Álvaro Fidalgo | 9 April 1997 (aged 24) | 2021 | Castellón | ||
10 | MF | Diego Valdés | 30 January 1994 (aged 27) | 2021 | Santos Laguna | ||
17 | MF | Alejandro Zendejas | 7 February 1998 (aged 23) | 2022 | Necaxa | ||
20 | MF | Richard Sánchez | 29 March 1998 (aged 23) | 2019 | Olimpia | ||
28 | MF | Mauro Lainez | 9 May 1996 (aged 25) | 2020 | Tijuana | ||
30 | MF | Juan Ferney Otero | 26 May 1995 (aged 26) | 2022 | Santos Laguna | ||
34 | MF | Santiago Naveda | 16 April 2001 (aged 20) | 2021 | Academy | ||
Forwards | |||||||
9 | FW | Roger Martínez | 23 June 1994 (aged 27) | 2018 | Jiangsu Suning | ||
21 | FW | Henry Martín | 18 September 1992 (aged 29) | 2018 | Tijuana | ||
24 | FW | Federico Viñas | 30 June 1998 (aged 23) | 2019 | Juventud |
Players and squad numbers last updated on 26 January 2022.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
editSummer
editIn
edit
Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee | Source |
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1 June 2021 | MF | Álvaro Fidalgo | 24 | Castellón | US$1 million | [2] |
3 June 2021 | DF | Miguel Layún | 32 | Monterrey | Undisclosed | [3] |
11 June 2021 | MF | Fernando Madrigal | 29 | Querétaro | Undisclosed | |
16 June 2021 | DF | Salvador Reyes | 23 | Puebla | Undisclosed | [4] |
16 August 2021 | MF | Mario Osuna | 32 | Free agent | [5] | |
18 August 2021 | MF | Renato Ibarra | 30 | Atlas | Loan return | [6] |
Out
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Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Source |
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15 June 2021 | FW | Giovani dos Santos | 32 | Released | [7] | |
15 June 2021 | FW | Sergio Díaz | 23 | Real Madrid Castilla | End of loan | [8] |
22 June 2021 | MF | Alan Medina | 23 | Toluca | End of loan | [9] |
23 June 2021 | DF | Ramón Juárez | 20 | Puebla | Loan | [10] |
23 June 2021 | MF | Emilio Sánchez | 26 | Mazatlán | Loan | [11] |
30 June 2021 | DF | Bryan Colula | 25 | Mazatlán | Loan | |
1 July 2021 | DF | Alonso Escoboza | 28 | Necaxa | Loan | |
26 August 2021 | FW | Nicolás Castillo | 28 | Juventude | Loan | [12] |
2 September 2021 | DF | Adrián Goransch | 22 | Sportfreunde Lotte | Undisclosed | [13] |
Winter
editIn
edit
Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | From | Fee | Source |
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15 December 2021 | MF | Diego Valdés | 27 | Santos Laguna | Undisclosed | [14] |
23 December 2021 | MF | Jonathan dos Santos | 31 | Free agent | [15] | |
17 January 2022 | MF | Alejandro Zendejas | 23 | Necaxa | US$3 million | [16] |
18 January 2022 | DF | Jorge Meré | 24 | 1. FC Köln | Undisclosed | [17] |
26 January 2022 | MF | Juan Ferney Otero | 26 | Santos Laguna | Undisclosed | [18] |
Out
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Date |
Pos. | Player | Age | To | Fee | Source |
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1 December 2021 | FW | Nicolás Castillo | 28 | Contract terminated | [19] | |
16 December 2021 | MF | Nicolás Benedetti | 24 | Mazatlán | Loan | [20] |
21 December 2021 | MF | Sebastián Córdova | 24 | Tigres UANL | Undisclosed | [21] |
21 December 2021 | DF | Ramón Juárez | 20 | Atlético San Luis | Loan | [22] |
22 December 2021 | MF | Renato Ibarra | 30 | Tijuana | Loan | [23] |
28 December 2021 | MF | Mario Osuna | 33 | Released | [24] | |
8 January 2022 | MF | Leonardo Suárez | 25 | Santos Laguna | On loan | [25] |
11 January 2022 | DF | Emanuel Aguilera | 32 | Atlas | Undisclosed | [26] |
17 January 2022 | MF | Fernando Madrigal | 29 | Necaxa | On loan | [27] |
17 January 2022 | MF | Antonio López | 24 | Necaxa | On loan | [28] |
Pre-season and friendlies
editClub América preceded their 2021–22 campaign by taking part in the "Tour Águila" in the United States,[29] and mid-season friendlies against Guadalajara[30] and Pumas UNAM.[31]
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers |
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4 July 2021 | Santos Laguna | N | 1–0 | Martínez 10' |
7 July 2021 | Atlas | N | 1–0 | Madrigal 46' |
10 July 2021 | UANL | N | 1–0 | Reyes 76' |
5 September 2021 | Guadalajara | N | 2–0 | Viñas 1' Reyes 90 +5' |
8 October 2021 | UNAM | N | 0–1 |
Competitions
editOverview
editCompetition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Apertura 2021 | 22 July 2021 | 27 November 2021 | Matchday 1 | Quarter-finals | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 52.63 |
Clausura 2022 | 7 January 2022 | 22 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | Semi-finals | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 38.10 |
Total | 40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 45.00 |
Last updated: 22 May 2022
Source: Competitions
Liga MX
editApertura 2021
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Source: Match reports
Results by round
editClausura 2022
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 |
Source: Match reports
Results by round
editApertura 2021
editMatches
editRegular phase
edit22 July 2021 1 | Querétaro | 0–0 | América | Querétaro |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Corregidora Attendance: 10,221 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava |
31 July 2021 2 | América | 2–1 | Necaxa | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 9,590 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez |
7 August 2021 3 | América | 2–0 | Puebla | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 8,567 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
15 August 2021 4 | Atlas | 0–1 | América | Guadalajara |
17:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 13,637 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
18 August 2021 5 | Juárez | 1–2 | América | Juárez |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez Attendance: 13,992 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
22 August 2021 6 | América | 2–0 | Tijuana | Mexico City |
17:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 11,655 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo |
28 August 2021 7 | León | 1–1 | América | León |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio León Attendance: 12,719 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava |
11 September 2021 8 | América | 2–0 | Mazatlán | Mexico City |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 14,637 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
18 September 2021 9 | Toluca | 3–1 | América | Toluca |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Diez Attendance: 10,297 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo |
25 September 2021 10 | América | 0–0 | Guadalajara | Mexico City |
21:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 42,862 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
28 September 2021 11 | Pachuca | 1–1 | América | Pachuca |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 7,454 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
3 October 2021 12 | América | 2–0 | UNAM | Mexico City |
17:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 27,571 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
16 October 2021 13 | Atlético San Luis | 0–1 | América | San Luis Potosí |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras Attendance: 16,373 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
19 October 2021 14 | América | 2–1 | Santos Laguna | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 16,918 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava |
23 October 2021 15 | América | 1–0 | UANL | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 32,675 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
31 October 2021 16 | Cruz Azul | 2–1 | América | Mexico City |
17:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 31,257 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
6 November 2021 17 | América | 0–0 | Monterrey | Mexico City |
19:00 CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 25,654 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
Liguilla
editQuarter-finals
edit24 November 2021 First leg | UNAM | 0–0 | América | Mexico City, Mexico |
21:00 CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 42,684 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
27 November 2021 Second leg | América | 1–3 (1–3 agg.) | UNAM | Mexico City, Mexico |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 51,302 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava |
Clausura 2022
editMatches
editRegular phase
edit7 January 2022 1 | Puebla | 1–1 | América | Puebla |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 35,040 Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia |
16 February 2022 2 | Mazatlán | 2–1 | América | Mazatlán |
19:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio de Mazatlán Attendance: 13,934 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
22 January 2022 3 | América | 0–2 | Atlas | Mexico City |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 20,825 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava |
5 February 2022 4 | América | 2–3 | Atlético San Luis | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 16,968 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González |
12 February 2022 5 | Santos Laguna | 2–3 | América | Torreón |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 18,774 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
20 February 2022 6 | América | 1–3 | Pachuca | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 27,858 Referee: Diego Montaño Gomez |
26 February 2022 7 | UNAM | 0–0 | América | Mexico City |
21:00 CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 42,650 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
1 March 2022 8 | América | 1–1 | Querétaro | Mexico City |
21:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 17,414 Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez |
5 March 2022 9 | Monterrey | 2–1 | América | Guadalupe |
19:06 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 40,327 Referee: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo |
12 March 2022 10 | Guadalajara | 0–0 | América | Guadalajara |
21:00 CT | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Akron Attendance: 33,047 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
20 March 2022 11 | América | 3–0 | Toluca | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 34,571 Referee: Oscar Mejia Garcia |
2 April 2022 12 | Necaxa | 0–1 | América | Aguascalientes |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Victoria Attendance: 19,485 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón |
9 April 2022 13 | América | 3–0 | Juárez | Mexico City |
21:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 19,757 Referee: César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos |
15 April 2022 14 | Tijuana | 1–3 | América | Tijuana |
22:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Caliente Attendance: 27,333 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
20 April 2022 15 | América | 2–0 | León | Mexico City |
22:00 CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 36,210 Referee: Diego Montaño Robles |
23 April 2022 16 | UANL | 0–2 | América | Nuevo León |
20:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 38,810 Referee: Fernando Hernandez Gomez |
30 April 2022 17 | América | 0–0 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City |
22:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 52,630 Referee: Oscar Macías Romo |
Liguilla
editQuarter-finals
edit10 May 2022 First leg | Puebla | 1–1 | América | Puebla |
21:05 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 43,921 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
14 May 2022 Second leg | América | 3–2 (4–3 agg.) | Puebla | Mexico City |
19:00 CT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 51,186 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramirez |
Semi-finals
edit19 May 2022 First leg | América | 1–1 | Pachuca | Mexico City |
21:00 CT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 62,633 Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán |
2021 CONCACAF Champions League
editThe 2021 CONCACAF Champions League began during the 2020–21 Liga MX season.
Round of 16
editThe round of 16 was played during the 2020–21 season.
Quarter-finals
editThe quarter-final was played during the 2020–21 season.
Semi-finals
edit12 August 2021 Semi-finals | América | 2–0 | Philadelphia Union | Mexico City, Mexico |
21:00 CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala) |
15 September 2021 Semi-finals | Philadelphia Union | 0–2 (0–4 agg.) | América | Chester, United States |
21:00 EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras) |
Final
edit28 October 2021 Final | Monterrey | 1–0 | América | Guadalupe, Mexico |
21:00 CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio BBVA Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez |
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